Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-13
Hard coal at Queal & Co.'S.
Best canned goods at kellar's.


u Co.'S.
The house fly will soon be numbered
with the ihings that were.
Sell your grain at Aliens Agency
and get the highest price.
a large number of Hurleyites have |
been attending court this week.
Heating stoves were in active de-
mand the fore part of the week.
The jury in the Mckinney case could
not agree. Court has adjourned,
Hooking valley, Jackson hill and
best grades ofsoft coal at Queal & Co.'S.
The county board adjourned Tuesday
last until next Monday-to get rested
probably.
Farmers are rushing the plowing,
and find the ground IN an excellent
condition.
b. F. Burr has moved his house On to
the lot recently purchased by him on
Washington street.
E. J.Jenks has his bridge contracts
nearly completed, and in addition to
the work called for by the contract he
is tarring the ends of the timbers,
which will add greatly to the durability
of the structures.
The grand jury failed to find an in
dictment against Bro. Hazlitt of the
Marion Sentinel for criminal libel.
| That was proper; the people do not
want the press muzzled, it is only those
| who get their toes trod on occasionally.
Peter Dahman, of Spring Valley is
building an extensive house on his farm
Just to be neighborly a number of his
friends came in with him last Saturday
after lumber, and their twelve teams
went out in a string loaded with build
ing material.
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The Hurley Odd Fellow lodge re-
ceived a visit last Saturday evening
from brother members of the Parker
and Centreville lodges. The night be-
ing exceedingly dark it was thought
best by the visiting members to wait
until morning before starting for home,
consequently considerable time was had
for degree work. From remarks made
by degeee members we infer that At
torney Jones, of Parker. conducted the
work in this line, and that he intro
duced some new degrees: also that Gus
Bach was made the victim of the box
act"
In the case of the appeal Of citizens
Turner conuty from the action of the
board of county commissioners in
making contract with the Dlebold
Safe and Lock Co., for steel cells, it was
proven that money belonging to the
Taxpayers of Turner county was TO be
used in providing building generous
ly donated by Geo. w. Stone) to hold
the cells contracted for, and Judge
Palmer held that under the law of 1880.
81 published in the Herald several
weeks ago. their act was illegal, and
consequently the contract was null and
void.
The latest business change in Hurley
is that in which j. G. Murphy succeeds
j. V. Lamson in the hardware bust
, ness. Johnnie is well known to most
| of the residents of Turner county
having been engaged IN selling goods
atSwan Lake and Hurley for a number
t of years, and during that time ha:
, made many friends who will be pleased
, to see him embark for himself in thu
: mercantile business. Frank Hamlir
will remain with Mr.. Murphy. Mr.
, Lamson will engage more extensivel,
in the stock busiress, having purchased
. half section of land near Swan Lake
!, We doubt if there is another town il
r the west the size of Hurley that cal
show as large lumber sales during tn
past few weeks. The lumber has nearl,
$ all gone into the country, and show
/. that Turner county farmers, as a class
e are steadily improving tfeir condition
\ The country is what makes and sus
talns the town, and surely the citizen
of Hurley have reason to be proud }
9 the country which surrounds this town
and when thoroughly developed ant
. farmed it will require business cen
tire of at least $500 people to supply tn
i wants of the farming population. w
a are moving steadily onward and hav
made great strides during the past fou
years, but the four years to come wi
. see much greater improvement il
= the central and southern portions Q
= Turner county.
e The county commiss toner's will NEE
it again next Monday, When another tur
q will doubtless be taken ut the cell dea
It which is nothing more nor less than
move on the part of the Parker bogu
q bonus ring to get a start on the count
"a buildings, which can be repaired b
- order of, the commissioners wheneve
= they see fit Let Geo. W.Stone and v
- A. Houts make good the certificates {
= deposit of 5000 each which they issue
% before they ask for any county none
+, to be expended to bolster up their tow
n and its rapidly declining business il
: terests. The representatives of I'll
Cantrayilln and Hurley districts wi